Exam 23: Theory: the Structural Study of Myth, Claude Lévi-Strauss

In his study of Native American myth, Levi-Strauss finds that the _______________ is often a mediator.

In studying Levi-Strauss, Edmund Leach concludes that, because the story of Oedipus is so interrelated with other Greek myths, _________________________________________.

Levi-Strauss shows that myth belongs to the same category as ____________.

For Levi-Strauss, the Oedipus myth actually begins with this event:

For the ancient Greeks, those not born of two like creatures are abnormal and usually _________________.

The opposition Eagles Monsters (dragons) is the animal counterpart to the _______________opposition concerning the gods.

____________ is an example of overrating blood relations in the Oedipus story.

Which of the following statements refers to the view of Levi-Strauss?

Levi-Strauss characterizes ______________ as autochthonous.

For Levi-Strauss, myth is different from history because myth is ____________________________.

____________ is an example of underrating blood relations in the Oedipus story.

For Levi-Strauss, events in a story that happen at the same time are called _____________.

For Levi-Strauss, a complete structural analysis of a myth should include _______________ versions.

Levi-Strauss' method of studying myth is called ________________ analysis.

______________________ is the term Levi-Strauss uses to describe how particular events in a myth vary, but the conflict remains the same.

Levi-Strauss considers _______________ the field closest to mythology.

____________________, which means marrying outside of your tribe or group, corresponds to "undervaluing your kin."

We can analyze a story ______________ if it is told in different time periods.

For Levi-Strauss, the primary importance of myth is to _____________________________________.

Levi-Strauss uses the term _______________ to describe the individual elements of a story.